Re: No call for Ada (was Re: Announcing new scripting/prototyping language)

From: Martin Krischik (krischik_at_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:02:02 +0100

Josh Sebastian wrote:

> On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 14:05:53 +0100, Martin Krischik wrote:
>
>> MSG wrote:
>>
>>> Can you do the following in Ada:
>>>
>>> 1. Write *one* bubble-sort function that will work on different
>>> types given an appropriate comparison function
>>
>> Shure you can. Ada invented templates long bevore C++ was even though of.
>
> Factoid: Alex Stepanov started off his research that led to the STL in
> Ada.

I am not quite shure what you want to say. As far as I know generics had
been part of Ada 83. But of course without some STL.

>> Ada templates are far more powerfull then C++.
>
> Why do you say that? I haven't used Ada terribly much, but from what I
> remember, I don't think Ada generics are Turing-complete, which C++
> templates are.

Well I have used C++ for 10 years and Ada for just 1 year - I can express my
will better with Ada generics then with C++ templates.

With Regards

Martin 

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